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Kabul vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 62.0% cheaper than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 62.6% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 67.5% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 67.9% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 37.5% less in Kabul
Childcare: pay 86.3% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 73.0% less in Kabul

Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Dakar, you would:

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pay 62.6% less for restaurants

	Dakar	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,778	$2.66 AFN167	-46.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,909	$4.43 AFN279	-57.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA505	$0.36 AFN22	-60.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA613	$0.15 AFN9	-86.4%
Average			-62.6%

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pay 67.5% less for groceries

	Dakar	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA361	$0.21 AFN13	-66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,636	$1.93 AFN122	-70.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,391	$2.94 AFN185	-69.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,586	$1.43 AFN90	-49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,483	$1.57 AFN99	-64.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA718	$0.25 AFN16	-80.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA481	$0.36 AFN23	-57.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA684	$0.33 AFN21	-72.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA553	$0.21 AFN13	-78.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA392	$0.21 AFN14	-69.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA331	$0.20 AFN13	-65.2%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 67.9% less for transportation

	Dakar	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,785	$3.72 AFN234	-44.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,451	$10.34 AFN651	-87.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	$8,122.57 AFN512K	-78.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,363	$7.68 AFN484	-61.8%
Average			-67.9%

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pay 37.5% less for housing

	Dakar	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,432	$93.04 AFN5,862	+91.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA531K	$87.13 AFN5,489	-90.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA206K	$59.07 AFN3,722	-83.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,453	$39.53 AFN2,490	-66.9%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 86.3% less for childcare

	Dakar	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA152K	$18.90 AFN1,191	-93.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	$1,476.83 AFN93,040	-79.7%
Average			-86.3%

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pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,515	$2.36 AFN149	-11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,526	$1.06 AFN67	-76.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,010	$2.66 AFN167	+48.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,280	$9.16 AFN577	-81.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,050	$2.22 AFN140	-75.2%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 73.0% less for clothing

	Dakar	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,543	$9.60 AFN605	-81.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,934	$17.72 AFN1,116	-62.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,284	$33.97 AFN2,140	-69.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA74,068	$28.68 AFN1,807	-78.1%
Average			-73.0%

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